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Create a label
An MCP tool from the GitHub API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.
Create a label Creates a label for the specified repository with the given name and color. The name and color parameters are required. The color must be a valid hexadecimal color code. [POST /repos/{owner}/{repo}/labels]
Name on the gateway: github_api__issues_create_label · may change things.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
owner required | string | The account owner of the repository. The name is not case… |
repo required | string | The name of the repository without the .git extension. The… |
name required | string | The name of the label. Emoji can be added to label names, using either native… |
color | string | The hexadecimal color code for the label, without the leading #. |
description | string | A short description of the label. Must be 100 characters or fewer. |
How to call it
Through the Smart Gateway, any client can run it by name with call_tool, or let the gateway find it with search_tools:
{
"name": "github_api__issues_create_label",
"arguments": {
"owner": "…",
"repo": "…",
"name": "…"
}
}Or connect the GitHub API server directly, which lists 1,221 tools including this one:
claude mcp add --transport http hj-github-api https://mcp.hjlabs.in/mcp/github-api \
--header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"Try asking
Use the create a label tool with owner set to ….